CARE TRANSITION FROM HOSPITAL TO HOME: INTEGRATIVE REVIEW
The present study aimed to identify nurses’ activities in the transition of care from hospital to home based on literature evidence. Integrative review conducted in August 2015, through search of PubMed, Cumulative Index to
Luciana Andressa Feil Weber +3 more
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Medication Use in the Transition from Hospital to Home
After hospital discharge, correct understanding and use of medications are key components of patient safety. The current discharge process does not provide adequate fail-safes to ensure quality post-discharge care. This often leads to preventable medication errors as well as non-adherence. Several barriers to successful discharge counselling, including
Yvette M, Cua, Sunil, Kripalani
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Effectiveness of e-share intervention for caregivers of elderly people after stroke: a pragmatic randomized trial [PDF]
Objective to analyse the effectiveness of a virtual educational intervention for family caregivers on the burden and ability to care for elderly people after stroke.
Francine Melo da Costa +2 more
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Safe start at home : what parents of newborns need after early discharge from hospital - a focus group study [PDF]
The length of postpartum hospital stay is decreasing internationally. Earlier hospital discharge of mothers and newborns decreases postnatal care or transfers it to the outpatient setting.
Eicher, Manuela +13 more
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Perceptions of readmitted patients on the transition from hospital to home [PDF]
AbstractBACKGROUND:Hospital leaders have had mixed success reducing readmissions Little is known about the readmitted patient's perspective.METHODS:A cross‐sectional 36‐item survey was administered to 1084 readmitted inpatients of The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (an urban academic medical center) and Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (an ...
Shreya, Kangovi +5 more
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Transitional Care Strategies From Hospital to Home [PDF]
Hospitals are challenged with reevaluating their hospital’s transitional care practices, to reduce 30-day readmission rates, prevent adverse events, and ensure a safe transition of patients from hospital to home. Despite the increasing attention to transitional care, there are few published studies that have shown significant reductions in readmission ...
Stephanie, Rennke, Sumant R, Ranji
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Patient Perspectives on Care Transitions From Hospital to Home
Understanding the patient's perspective of their care transition process from hospital or skilled nursing facility (SNF) to home may highlight gaps in care and inform system improvements.To gather data about patients' care transition experiences and factors associated with follow-up appointment completion.A survey tool was developed with input from ...
Jones, Beth +7 more
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Meta-integration of Qualitative Studies of Hospital to Home Transition Experiences in Patients with Stroke [PDF]
Background The incidence rate of stroke is high and the risk of recurrence is substantial. Most stroke patients need to transition to home after treatment, and the experience during this period is complex.
JIANG Hu, WANG Xiaoxuan, ZHANG Zhenxiang, ZHAO Zhixin, MEI Yongxia, LIN Beilei, WANG Wenna
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BackgroundOlder adults experience a high risk of adverse events during hospital-to-home transitions. Implementation barriers have prevented widespread clinical uptake of the various digital health technologies that aim to support ...
Hardeep Singh +14 more
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Integrated comprehensive care- bundled care and funding: transition from hospital to home
Introduction: Integrated Comprehensive Care (ICC) program, developed in 2012 by St. Joseph’s Health System(SJHS) in Ontario, Canada targeted several conditions including Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Congestive Heart Failure (CHF ...
Sara Shearkhani +3 more
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